"Paramananda (Hinduism) Paramananda is a compound Sanskrit word composed of two words, ""Parama"" and ""Ānanda"". ""Parma"" is usually taken to mean the Highest, the utmost or the most excellent, but actually means - ""beyond"". And ""Ānanda"", which means, happiness and bliss and most often used to refer to joy though it does not exactly mean these because the original meaning implies permanence rather than just a momentary surge of delight or happiness; it also suggests a deep-seated spiritual emotion that is solidly entrenched. The Upanishadic Seers have used the word, Ānanda, to denote Brahman, the limitless, formless, infinite, indestructible, sole"
"eternal Supreme Being or Sole Reality, to mean, ""Brahmanmayah"", i.e. full of Brahman. Joy, Happiness or Bliss, which is one of the four moral ends towards which human beings always direct all their efforts, is derived via decidedly good thoughts and good deeds that depend on the state and on the control of the mind, which means, depending on the evenness of one’s own temper or in other words, through the practice of equanimity in the performance of every act without becoming instrumental in making those actions bear fruit ; the state of supreme bliss is reached through evenness of"
"by people of good up-bringing and experience in life, and to work from there to a higher understanding. Taking this approach, Aristotle begins by saying that the highest good for humans, the highest aim of all human practical thinking, is ""eudaimonia"", a Greek word often translated as well-being or happiness. Aristotle in turn argues that happiness is properly understood as an ongoing and stable dynamic, a way of being in action (""energeia""), specifically appropriate to the human ""soul"" ""(psuchē)"", at its most ""excellent"" or virtuous (virtue translates ""aretē"" in Greek). If there are several virtues then the best and most"
"Contentment Contentment is a mental or emotional state of satisfaction maybe drawn from being at ease in one's situation, body and mind. Colloquially speaking, contentment could be a state of having accepted one's situation and is a milder and more tentative form of happiness. Contentment and the pursuit of contentment are possibly a central thread through many philosophical or religious schools across diverse cultures, times and geographies. Siddharta might have said ""Health is the most precious gain and contentment the greatest wealth"". John Stuart Mill, centuries later, would write ""I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires,"
"immense joy. ""Samprasada"" also refers to the released soul. The consideration of happiness induces and impels man to perform actions, had he experienced unhappiness in his pursuit he would not have gone in for the actions at all; but real happiness is that which one enjoys in the vision of the Infinite. The Doctrine of Ananda (Bliss) is central to the philosophy of Vedanta. Ananda conveys a sense of infinite, eternal, absolute happiness and not selfish pleasure which is transitory gratification but a state of absolute expansion called Bhuman. Bhuman is illimitation. Ananda, the supreme pleasure, is in illimitation and"
"await in the life to come, consists entirely in contemplation. But imperfect happiness, such as can be had here, consists first and principally in contemplation, but secondarily, in an operation of the practical intellect directing human actions and passions."" Human complexities, like reason and cognition, can produce well-being or happiness, but such form is limited and transitory. In temporal life, the contemplation of God, the infinitely Beautiful, is the supreme delight of the will. ""Beatitudo"", or perfect happiness, as complete well-being, is to be attained not in this life, but the next. Al-Ghazali (1058–1111), the Muslim Sufi thinker, wrote ""The"
"of ""the highest good."" On one sense, it refers to that which is always good and which is required for all other goods. This sense is equivalent to ""dutifulness"". In another sense, it refers to the best of good states, even if part of that state is only contingently good. In this latter sense, the highest good combines virtuousness with happiness. The highest good is the object of pure practical reason, so we cannot use the latter unless we believe that the former is achievable. However, virtue obviously does not necessarily lead to happiness in this world and vice versa."
"a volatile characteristic in that although there is love in these emotions, there is a willingness to step over the line to attain the goal. 34. Raag Bilaval (ਬਿਲਾਵਲ) – Bilaval conveys the emotions of great happiness that come from having attained a goal or achieved an aim. It is an overwhelming feeling of fulfilment, satisfaction and joy, that is experienced when the accomplishments is very important and dear to you. The happiness felt is like laughing out loud, there is no planning or any ulterior motive; it’s just a natural expression of heartfelt happiness arising from a sense of"
"the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy."" George Bernard Shaw and “Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell. Joy The word joy means a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. C. S. Lewis saw clear distinction between joy, pleasure, and happiness: ""I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy."", and ""I call it Joy, which is here a technical term and must be sharply distinguished"
"Gross National Happiness Gross National Happiness (also known by the acronym: GNH) is a philosophy that guides the government of Bhutan. It includes an index which is used to measure the collective happiness and well-being of a population. Gross National Happiness is instituted as the goal of the government of Bhutan in the Constitution of Bhutan, enacted on 18 July 2008. The term ""Gross National Happiness"" was coined in 1972 during an interview by a British journalist for the Financial Times at Bombay airport when the then king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, said ""Gross National Happiness is more important"
"the happiness of virtue to the virtue of happiness. Happiness may be said to be a relative concept; the source of happiness for one person might not be the source of happiness for another. Not all cultures seek to maximise happiness, and some cultures are averse to happiness. Happiness forms a central theme of Buddhist teachings. For ultimate freedom from suffering, the Noble Eightfold Path leads its practitioner to Nirvana, a state of everlasting peace. Ultimate happiness is only achieved by overcoming craving in all forms. More mundane forms of happiness, such as acquiring wealth and maintaining good friendships, are"
"biblical verse ""worship The Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs,"" () stresses joy in the service of God. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19th-century Chassidic Rabbi, is """"Mitzvah Gedolah Le'hiyot Besimcha Tamid"","" it is a great mitzvah (commandment) to always be in a state of happiness. When a person is happy they are much more capable of serving God and going about their daily activities than when depressed or upset. The primary meaning of ""happiness"" in various European languages involves good fortune, chance or happening. The meaning in Greek philosophy, however, refers primarily"
"this eighty-year-old man standing at the edge of a grave thinks that the greatest happiness in life is in 'kissing a girl'."" Summum Bonum (poem) ""Summum Bonum"" is a poem by Robert Browning. It was published in poet's last book, ""Asolando"" in 1889. It is a short poem or epigram. The title is a Latin phrase that means ""the highest good"". The poem is composed of eight lines. They are not equally long. Some are fifteen syllables long, while others are only six syllables long. The metre is anapaestic. The longer lines are built of five feet: and the shorter"
"Well-being Well-being, wellbeing, or wellness is the condition of an individual or group. A high level of well-being means that in some sense the individual's or group's condition is positive. According to Naci and Ioannidis, ""The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy"" (""SEP"") entry for ""well-being"" identifies ways in which terms related to happiness differ. According to the ""SEP"", the terms ""happy"", ""wellness"", ""satisfaction"", ""pleasure"" or ""well-being"" can refer to a series of possible states: The affective and life-satisfaction views of happiness differ meaningfully when it comes to certain topics such as the relationship between income and happiness: """"Surveying large numbers of"
"Joy The word joy means a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. C. S. Lewis saw clear distinction between joy, pleasure, and happiness: ""I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy."", and ""I call it Joy, which is here a technical term and must be sharply distinguished both from Happiness and Pleasure. Joy (in my sense) has indeed one characteristic, and one only, in common with them; the fact that anyone who has experienced it will want it again... I doubt whether anyone who has tasted it would ever, if both were in his power, exchange it"
"nationwide satisfaction. Brooks's findings were controversial. Conservatives, he writes, are twice as likely to call themselves ""very happy"" than liberals. Those with extreme political beliefs, right or left, tend to be happier than moderates, but their provocations lower happiness for the rest of society. Devout people of all religions are much happier than secularists. Parents are happier than the childless even though their children often upset them. But child-rearing, Brooks writes, offers ""meaning"" to life, a sort of deep happiness that Aristotle called eudaimonia. Balancing freedom and order also brings optimal happiness, Brooks writes, because ""too many moral choices leave"
"so secure. 33. Raag Suhi Lalit (ਸੂਹੀ ਲਲਿਤ) – Suhi Lalit contains feelings of emotional resolve. However, there is also a volatile characteristic in that although there is love in these emotions, there is a willingness to step over the line to attain the goal. 34. Raag Bilaval (ਬਿਲਾਵਲ) – Bilaval conveys the emotions of great happiness that come from having attained a goal or achieved an aim. It is an overwhelming feeling of fulfilment, satisfaction and joy, that is experienced when the accomplishments is very important and dear to you. The happiness felt is like laughing out loud, there"
"Eudaimonia Eudaimonia (Greek: ), sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or eudemonia , is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however, ""human flourishing or prosperity"" has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically, it consists of the words """"eu"""" (""good"") and """"daimōn"""" (""spirit""). It is a central concept in Aristotelian ethics and political philosophy, along with the terms ""aretē"", most often translated as ""virtue"" or ""excellence"", and ""phronesis"", often translated as ""practical or ethical wisdom"". In Aristotle's works, eudaimonia (based on older Greek tradition) was used as the term for the highest human good, and so it is"
"maximize the final 40 percent. Not all cultures seek to maximise happiness, and some cultures are averse to happiness. Philosophy of happiness The philosophy of happiness is the philosophical concern with the existence, nature, and attainment of happiness. Philosophers believe, happiness can be understood as the moral goal of life or as an aspect of chance; indeed, in most European languages the term happiness is synonymous with luck. Thus, philosophers usually explicate on happiness as either a state of mind, or a life that goes well for the person leading it. Plato (c. 428 c. 347 BCE), using Socrates (c."
"it is a technical term associated with describing a factor of meditative absorption (jhāna) and a sensory-derived feeling (vedanā). In the Pali Canon, the Buddha discusses with different lay persons ""well-being and happiness"" (""hitasukha"") ""visible in this present life"" (""diha-dhamma"") and ""pertaining to the future life"" (""samparāyika""), as exemplified by the following suttas. In the ""Anaa Sutta"" (AN 4.62), the Buddha describes four types of happiness for a ""householder partaking of sensuality"" (""gihinā kāma-bhoginā""): Of these, the wise (""sumedhaso"") know that the happiness of blamelessness is by far the greatest householder happiness. Economic and material happiness is not worth one"
"than Gross National Product."" In 2011, The UN General Assembly passed Resolution ""Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development"" urging member nations to follow the example of Bhutan and measure happiness and well-being and calling happiness a ""fundamental human goal."" In 2012, Bhutan's Prime Minister Jigme Thinley and the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of the United Nations convened the ""High Level Meeting: Well-being and Happiness: Defining a New Economic Paradigm"" to encourage the spread of Bhutan's GNH philosophy. At the High Level meeting, the first World Happiness Report was issued. Shortly after the High Level meeting, 20 March was declared"
"more of a ""state"" goes with ""estar"". Although ""sadness"" is expressed straightforwardly with ""estar triste"", ""happiness"" is a little trickier. The quality of being joyous, lively and happy is expressed with ""ser alegre"". This can describe people, music, colours, etc. ""Estar alegre"" expresses the state of being merry, which in practice may sometimes mean ""drunk"", ""tipsy"". A person who is fundamentally happy in life is said to ""ser feliz""; indeed ""la felicidad"" is that ""happiness"" for which humans strive. This happiness often turns out to be a transitory state, a person may nevertheless declare ""yo soy feliz"" as a statement"
"cannot be baffled by anything or anybody<br> 452.Svatidaay, The Lord is the giver of blessings, prosperity<br> 453.Svatibhaavaay, The Lord is the very form of blessings, prosperity<br> 454.Bhaaginae, One who receives His share in the sacrificial offerings<br> 455.Bhaagakaraay, The Lord distributes to each their share in the sacrifice<br> 456.Laghavae, One who is very nimble, has great speed<br> 457.Utsangaay, One who is dissociated from all objects, non-attached<br> 458.Mahaangaay, The Lord has the mightiest and most perfect limbs<br> 459.Mahaagarbhaparaayanaay, The Lord is the supreme creator of the stream of Universes<br> 460.Krushnavarnaay, One who is of a dark complexion (In your form as Lord"
"from the Upanishads: Now, I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the jumping-off place to the ocean of transcendence: Sat-Chit-Ananda. The word ""Sat"" means being. ""Chit"" means consciousness. ""Ananda"" means bliss or rapture. I thought, ""I don't know whether my consciousness is proper consciousness or not; I don't know whether what I know of my being is my proper being or not; but I do know where my rapture is. So let me hang on to rapture, and that will"
"those who talk sweetly? 111. One who is free from modesty attains success and happiness in following matters: In acquiring wealth, grains and knowledge, while eating food and doing business deals. 112. The following are the qualities of a student: eyesight similar to that of a crow, concentration similar to that of a crane, light sleep similar to that of a dog, small quantity of food and simple cloths. 113. The fruit of acquiring a kingdom is that everyone will obey one‟s commands; the fruit of austerity is Brahmacharya (celibacy and study of Vedas); the fruit of education is knowledge;"
"Life satisfaction Life satisfaction (LS) is the way in which people show their emotions, feelings (moods) and how they feel about their directions and options for the future. It is a measure of well-being assessed in terms of mood, satisfaction with relationships, achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to cope with one's daily life. Life satisfaction involves a favorable attitude towards one's life rather than an assessment of current feelings. Life satisfaction has been measured in relation to economic standing, degree of education, experiences, residence, among many other topics. Life satisfaction is a key part of subjective wellbeing. One of"
"challenging. For example, happiness, which is considered one of the six basic emotions, in English has a very positive and exuberant meaning. In Hindi, Sukhi is a similar term however it refers to peace and happiness. Although happiness is a part of both definitions, the interpretation of both terms could lead to researchers to making assumptions about happiness that actually do not exist. Studies have shown that Western and Eastern cultures have distinct differences in emotional expressions with respect to hemi-facial asymmetry; Eastern population showed bias to the right hemi-facial for positive emotions, while the Western group showed left hemi-facial"
"in the form of a state of tranquility and freedom from fear (ataraxia) and absence of bodily pain (aponia) through knowledge of the workings of the world and the limits of our desires. The combination of these two states is supposed to constitute happiness in its highest form. Although Epicureanism is a form of hedonism, insofar as it declares pleasure as the sole intrinsic good, its conception of absence of pain as the greatest pleasure and its advocacy of a simple life make it different from ""hedonism"" as it is commonly understood. In the Epicurean view, the highest pleasure (tranquility"
"find the solution to this never-ending descent into dissatisfaction or Dukkha. The Buddhist faith is based on the belief that he succeeded. Contentment (or Sabar or Santokh) is important an aspect in Sikh life and is known as attainment of First Treasure. Sikhism categorizes Contentment into two forms: Contentment (Santokh) and True Contentment (Satt Santokh/Sabar). Contentment can be broken, turning souls greedy for the temporal world, but True Contentment is never broken and such a soul is eligible for the Supreme State. The soul having contentment is called Saabari or Santokhi. Contentment Contentment is a mental or emotional state of"
"Sānanda samādhi Sānanda samādhi, also known as ""supreme bliss"", or ""with ecstasy"", is the third level of the four samādhi described in the Yoga Sutras 1:17 by Patanjali. Sānanda: ""sa-"" means “with”, ""ananda"" means joy, bliss. In Sutra 1:17 Patanjali tells us that ""samprajnata samadhi"" comprises four stages: ""Complete high consciousness (samprajnata samadhi) is that which is accompanied by vitarka (reasoning), vicara (reflection), ""sananda"" (ecstasy), and sasmita (a sense of 'I'-ness)."" ""Sānanda"" is free from vitarka and vicara. This is joyous ""samādhi"" and it gives intense joy. In ""sānanda"" the gross and the five elements are given up. There arises"
"Alchemy of Happiness"", a manual of spiritual instruction throughout the Muslim world and widely practiced today. Happiness in its broad sense is the label for a family of pleasant emotional states, such as joy, amusement, satisfaction, gratification, euphoria, and triumph. Happiness can be examined in experiential and evaluative contexts. Experiential well-being, or ""objective happiness"", is happiness measured in the moment via questions such as ""How good or bad is your experience now?"". In contrast, evaluative well-being asks questions such as ""How good was your vacation?"" and measures one's subjective thoughts and feelings about happiness in the past. Experiential well-being is"
"correlation of income levels has been shown to be substantial with life satisfaction measures, but to be far weaker, at least above a certain threshold, with affect measures. The implied meaning of the word may vary depending on context, qualifying happiness as a polyseme and a fuzzy concept. Some users accept these issues, but continue to use the word because of its convening power. In the ""Nicomachean Ethics"", written in 350 BCE, Aristotle stated that happiness (also being well and doing well) is the only thing that humans desire for its own sake, unlike riches, honour, health or friendship. He"
"beef with the focus and absorption of a virtuoso dancer in an elegantly choreographed performance. The height of human satisfaction comes in achieving and exercising such skills with the focus and commitment that gets us ""outside ourselves"" and into such an intimate connection with our inborn nature. The early Greek philosophers felt that happiness requires virtue and hence that a happy person must have virtuous traits of character. Socrates identifies happiness with pleasure and explains the various virtues as instrumental means to pleasure. He teaches, however, that pleasure is to be understood in an overarching sense wherein fleeing battle is"